Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Atwell Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Churchill , and the 81st highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atwell Place (OX3 7NF) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher than the Churchill average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atwell Place (OX3 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Atwell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Girdlestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Girdlestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coolidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Everard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Girdlestone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atwell Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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